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Debt Management

Understanding the financial difficulties of earning far less than a corporate salary in the face of high costs of legal education, Columbia has made it a priority to assist its graduates to realize their dreams by establishing a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) that will pay most of the law school debt of students who devote their careers to serving the public interest.

Columbia's LRAP has been recognized as among the five best in the nation. All Columbia graduates in qualifying employment are entitled to its generous assistance and there is no salary cap. In some cases, graduates who demonstrate exceptional dedication and potential for contribution to the public good are awarded public interest fellowships, which provide enhanced loan repayment assistance to the fellows.